Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide | TechCrunch
Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences based on users’ age ranges.
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You don’t need to splurge on an expensive handheld fan to beat the heat
I impulse-purchased a pair of cheap JisuLife fans from Costco, and they’ve been the best thing I’ve bought all summer.
Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead
Don’t bother buying $200 sleepbuds when a $50 pillow designed to relieve pain from new ear piercings works with your existing earbuds for a quarter of the price.
After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn't killing the mainframe | TechCrunch
After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily.
Fire TV now easier to view and navigate.
Amazon is today delivering on the April promise of Adaptive Display, according to Engadget. The feature increases the size of things like text and menus while scaling the artwork proportionally. Users can choose from large or larger. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/90-9.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/90-10.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/90-11.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]
I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance | TechCrunch
Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's signature bladeless design.
Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call. | TechCrunch
As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.
reMarkable’s new Paper Pure is good. That’s why I wrote this review on it.
Remarkable's Paper Pure replaces Remarkable 2, and it is quite good.
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs | TechCrunch
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build U.S. factories.
Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom | TechCrunch
Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.
Meta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it | TechCrunch
Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app's sad fate after sweeping layoffs.
Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone
Google is debuting some new Gemini features, like expanded task automation and the ability to use AI to make your own homescreen widgets.
A wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay
The iPhone Fold looks wider than rivals based on a dummy unit photographed by Sonny Dickson, but is apparently suffering from production problems.
Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period
The one-time ‘advanced flow’ for power users to sideload apps from unverified developers includes 24 hours of cooling off time.
Facebook was reportedly having some issues earlier.
At around 5:30PM ET, Downdetector showed a recent peak of more than 11,000 user reports of problems, but reports of issues have fallen dramatically. At 5:48PM ET, NetBlocks said the platform was experiencing “international outages.” A Meta status page was showing “high disruptions” for Facebook Ads Manager, including ads creation and delivery, but that has been “resolved.”
Samsung is on slop watch at Unpacked
We’re anticipating the S26 series at Samsung’s next Unpacked, where we could see more than a few AI photo editing tools.
Facebooks Groups are getting usernames.
Members can now post under a nickname, along with a custom avatar, though admins have to approve them first. It’s a small step towards Discordification for Facebook, which has otherwise always insisted on posting under real names. [Image: I hope you like animals in sunglasses. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Facebook-Groups-nicknames.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Microsoft is reportedly moving its Surface manufacturing out of China
Microsoft is reportedly moving its Surface hardware production out of China. The move comes as trade tensions grow between the US and China.